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Adjective: proprietary  pru'prI-u,te-ree [N. Amer], pru'prI-u-t(u-)ree [Brit]
  1. Protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights
    "'Tylenol' is a proprietary drug of which 'acetaminophen' is the generic form"
     
  2. Of or relating to property or ownership
Noun: proprietary  pru'prI-u,te-ree [N. Amer], pru'prI-u-t(u-)ree [Brit]
  1. An unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
    - proprietorship

Derived forms: proprietaries

See also: branded, copyrighted, patented, trademarked

Type of: ownership, property

Antonym: nonproprietary

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